I believe there is no Federal requirement that there be a Provider of Last Resort (POLR). State law might require it, but in at least some states there is possible to have areas without a POLR. At the national level the regulatory theory is that when there is sufficient competition in a market, the POLR requirement is relieved. In any case, POLR refers only to phone service, not Internet.
On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 1:56 PM Jeff Shultz <jeffshu...@sctcweb.com> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 7:43 PM david raistrick <dr...@icantclick.org> > wrote: > > > > folks, > > > > I've been away from nanog for a long time - and away from the ISP world > for longer. > > > > Looking at a house in a new area, at&t copper splice box out front, > bellsouth fiber markers as well (yes, that's usually just passing by. but > it's there). Owners since '82 said the telephone company was AT&T - but > the New AT&T apparently no longer offers phone or internet service there. > > > > It seems like _someone_ has to be the CLEC and "Carrier of Last > Resort" for the area. Not that that means you are going to get the > service you want. > > Check with the Florida Public Services Commission for what you should > be able to expect: http://www.psc.state.fl.us/ > > > -- > Jeff Shultz > > -- > Like us on Social Media for News, Promotions, and other information!! > > > <https://www.facebook.com/SCTCWEB/> > <https://www.instagram.com/sctc_503/> > <https://www.yelp.com/biz/sctc-stayton-3> > <https://www.youtube.com/c/sctcvideos> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _**** This message > contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual > named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, > distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by > e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail > from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or > error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, > destroyed, > arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does > not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this > message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. ****_ > > -- Fletcher Kittredge GWI 207-602-1134 www.gwi.net
